ATR72-200 crash, Feb 21, 2011, Altamira
ATR72-200 accident on February 21, 2011 near Altamira, Pará, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Fatigue fracture of the left main landing gear aft pivot...
- Date: February 21, 2011
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: Altamira, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fatigue fracture of the left main landing gear aft pivot pin, with onset facilitated by inadequate machining during overhaul; weak supervision of maintenance subcontractors was a latent factor.
An ATR 72-212 operated by TRIP on a scheduled flight from Belém to Altamira had its left main landing gear collapse after touchdown, and the aircraft veered left into grass. One of the 51 occupants received minor injuries. The investigation traced the collapse to an aft pivot pin that broke from fatigue, with cracking started by inadequate machining during a subcontracted overhaul.